Abstract:
The design of consistent information visualisation models is a key component
in the development of visual data mining methods. However, it is a challenging activity to
find the methods, techniques and corresponding tools that are suitable for specific visual
mining task, or a particular type of data. The comparison of visualisation techniques
across different designs is not a trivial problem. This paper discusses the issues connected
with the development of consistent approach to formal development, evaluation and
comparison of visualisation methods. Proposed formal approach is illustrated with
examples of development of a visualisation model for data from the area of team
collaboration in virtual environments and evaluation of visualisation schemes for the
results of text analysis. The papers concludes with the discussion of the limitations of the
proposed approach and future directions of the research and development of proposed
approach.
